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Icing & Cooling Racks

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    Winco Aluminum 15 Slot Pizza Rack

    Features & Specifications: 1 5/8″ spacing between each level Overall 27 inches in height Base measures 12″ x 12″

Icing & Cooling Racks in Toronto & Canada

Freshly baked goods, glazed pastries, and roasted or fried foods all do better when air can move underneath them, and this collection covers the racks that make that happen. Winco makes the ones we carry, starting with the Chrome Plated Wire Grate for Sheet Pans, which comes in full, 2/3, and half sizes to sit inside the matching sheet pan. Its feet lift food off the pan so it doesn't stick, and the same grate works as a cooling or icing rack, with the pan below catching drips. The Chrome-Plated Pan Grate for Steam Table Pans does the same in full, half, and third sizes. For busy bakeries and pizzerias, the Aluminum 15 Slot Pizza Rack stands 27" tall on a 12" x 12" base with 1 5/8" between levels, so a lot of pans can cool or wait in a small footprint. Phoenix Food Equipment is based right here in Vaughan and ships commercial cooling racks across the GTA — Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, and Oakville included — plus nationwide across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions we hear from operators.

What is a cooling rack used for?

A wire cooling rack holds hot baked goods up off the counter or pan so air can reach the bottom as well as the top. Without one, steam gets trapped underneath and cakes, cookies, and breads can turn soggy on the bottom while they cool. The same rack is used for icing and glazing, since sweets sit above a sheet pan that catches the drips, and it also keeps roasted or fried food up out of its own juices and oil. The Winco wire grate has small feet that lift the food off the surface, and the Aluminum 15 Slot Pizza Rack gives a bakery or pizzeria a tall, narrow place to cool or hold many pans at once.

What size cooling rack fits a half or full size sheet pan?

Choose the grate that matches your pan. Winco's Chrome Plated Wire Grate comes in a full size (24" x 16"), a 2/3 size (20" x 14"), and a half size (12" x 16 1/2"), each made to fit the corresponding size of sheet pan, so you can bake, cool, and glaze on the same setup. If you're not sure of your pan size, check the dimensions on the Baking & Sheet Pans page. For steam table pans, the Winco pan grate comes in full, half, and third sizes to match your steam table pans so food stays up off the bottom of the pan.

How do you ice or glaze cakes and donuts on a wire rack?

Let the baked goods cool completely first, then set the rack inside a sheet pan and place the cakes, donuts, or pastries on top. Pour or spoon the icing or glaze over them and let the excess run through the wires into the pan below, which keeps the counter clean and gives an even, thin coat. Once the glaze has set, the pieces lift off the rack easily, and the runoff can often be scooped up and used again. Because the rack's feet keep everything above the pan, nothing sits in a puddle of glaze or sticks to the bottom while it sets.